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ADOT opens a federally funded EV fast-charging station on I-8 in Wellton
One of Arizona's first three charging stations built under the federal NEVI program is now open in Yuma County, on Interstate 8, near Avenue 29 E., in Wellton, the Arizona Department of Transportation says.
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) announced on Oct. 14, 2026, that Arizona's first three electric vehicle charging stations built under the federally funded National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program are open. One of them is in Yuma County.
Wellton. The station is on Interstate 8, near Avenue 29 E., at a Chevron station on Commerce Way.
What drivers get. ADOT says most NEVI locations will have at least four 150-kilowatt direct current fast chargers and most will offer both NACS (Tesla) and CCS plugs, intended to charge a typical electric vehicle in 30 minutes or less. The stations are privately owned and operated; federal funds cover up to 80% of eligible costs, the private developer covers at least 20%, and no state funds are used.
Statewide. The other two new stations are in Tucson and Green Valley in Pima County. ADOT administers $76.5 million in federal NEVI funding for as many as 79 stations in Arizona and has opened bidding on 49 more, with proposals due by 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 2027. Notice Nearby's Arizona paper has the full rundown (https://noticenearby.com/papers/arizona-first-three-nevi-ev-fast-charging-stations-open-49-more-out-for-bid-oct-2026).
Original source: Arizona Department of Transportation news bulletin, Arizona's first 3 federally-funded EV charging stations now open, Oct. 14, 2026 (https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/AZDOT/bulletins/42f2863). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words.
What to read next: the Arizona EV charging paper (https://noticenearby.com/papers/arizona-first-three-nevi-ev-fast-charging-stations-open-49-more-out-for-bid-oct-2026), the Yuma County hub (https://noticenearby.com/az/yuma), the Arizona hub (https://noticenearby.com/az) and all public papers (https://noticenearby.com/papers). Local businesses, parks and places nearby are on ZOST.app (https://zost.app).
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Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVEMAIL-20261014-AZYUMANEVI · Arizona Department of Transportation.
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